Think of a REST API like a waiter in a restaurant. You (an app) tell the waiter what you want (your request), and the waiter goes to the kitchen (the server) to get it for you. REST is just a set of ...

A REST API (short for Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interface) is a way two separate pieces of ...

You don't need to be a software developer to quickly create an API that will retrieve the information you need. One of the recent announcements at the SQLBits conference in Wales in March was the ...

One of the key strengths of REST is its simplicity, but that simplicity sometimes raises objections from developers who question whether such a simple approach to application integration can deal with ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Spring Boot is Java’s premiere framework for the development of RESTful web services. Swagger is ...

Developers don’t have it easy these days. The shift to mobile is forcing them to learn a slew of new languages and tools, the shift to NoSQL requires them to give up their beloved SQL subqueries, and ...

Edge’s built-in developer tools have added a Postman-like REST API explorer. Now you can test applications without leaving your browser Much of the code we write these days depends on the web. After ...

While digital transformation, app mobilization and other digital initiatives have been on the technology landscape for a while, many companies are just now taking their initiatives to light speed. The ...